The Imitation Game Honored with Truly Moving Picture Award

Upcoming major motion picture release The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Company) has been recognized with the Truly Moving Picture Award by nonprofit arts organization Heartland Film. Select theatrically-released titles—entertaining films that do much more than just entertain—are honored with the designation throughout the year. Submissions are received directly from studios and producers for consideration.

“Part thriller, part tragedy, The Imitation Game is a stirring biopic anchored by an exceptionally strong performance by Benedict Cumberbatch,” says Tim Irwin, Heartland Film’s artistic director. “Centered on the achievements and struggles of Alan Turing, the film shines a light on just how far our society has come in the areas of human rights and technology.”

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ‘gross indecency,’ an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality – little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany’s WWII Enigma machine.